Mosque lamp, Syria or Egypt, 1322–1328, glass with enamel painting and gilding, height 32,1 cm. Gemeentemuseum Den Haag.
THE HAGUE.- This autumn Gemeentemuseum Den Haag showcases the stunning ornamental delights of Islamic art in a new exhibition entitled Splendour and Bliss – Arts of the Islamic World. Literature and the Arabic script are important in the world of Islam, and so too are music, and eating and drinking together. The museum has therefore challenged eighteen writers, chefs and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 5011. An Iranian fritware jug, Presumably 13th - 14th century. H 31.5 cm. Estimated price €400 - €600. Result: €1.364. Courtesy Lempertz.
Turquoise glaze with fine craquelure. The egg-shaped corpus with wide neck, flared rim, and four attached handles with small thumbrests on a slightly flared foot. The shoulders decorated with an incised band bearing a pseudo inscription. Restored over breakages with some filler used in the place of losses.
Literature: A similar piece in the... [Lire la suite]